Video shows five-foot gator captured outside Florida home

Deputies say the alligator was spotted near an area where children frequently play in Palm Coast.

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Flagler County deputies went gator-wrangling, after a Palm Coast resident reported the scaly surprise on Friday.

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office shared the video of deputies working to capture the five-foot alligator until a trapper arrived on the scene.

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The gator was reportedly spotted outside a home, near an area where children frequently play.

No one was hurt and the gator was safely removed from the area.

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